‘Dismayed’ by mandatory minimum sentencing

The letter goes on to say that as attorneys general, the four men were responsible for overseeing the province’s justice system and are well aware of the “burden” imposed on the court system by the enforcement of marijuana prohibition….”

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Of course many of the same arguments apply to raw milk legalization. Consider what it must be costing to prosecute public benefactors such as Alice Jongerden, Gordon Watson and Michael Schmidt. Not to mention the damage being done to people’s respect for the government.

The rule of thumb it that it takes bureaucrats at least 30 years to “discover ” common sense . Seriously , the Canadian governement has made noises for years about decriminalizing marijuana possession. One problem is that the US government can strong arm Canada simply by closing the border crossing for 12 hours. So if the US is not ready to decriminalize marijuana possession right now Canada can plan as much as they want without much luck.

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-- Louis Pasteur's deathbed words

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